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Anyang' Nyong'o | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Kisumu County[1] | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2017 | |
| Deputy | Mathew Ochieng’ Owili |
| 1st Senator of Kisumu County | |
| In office 28 March 2013 – 8 August 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Outa Otieno |
| Minister of Medical Services | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Member of the Kenyan Parliament | |
| In office 2003–2013 | |
| Constituency | Kisumu Rural |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Anyang' Nyong'o 10 October 1943 Ratta, Kisumu, Kenya |
| Political party | ODM |
| Spouse | Dorothy Ogada Buyu Nyong'o[2] |
| Children | 6, including Lupita |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (BA) University of Chicago (MA, PhD) |
| Notable Awards | German-African Award (1995) Africa Brain Gain Award (2005) |
| Website | Website Official Twitter |
Peter Anyang' Nyong'o (born 10 October 1943), politically known simply as Anyang' Nyong'o, is a Kenyan politician and author[3] who is the Governor of Kisumu County. He is a former Secretary-General of Orange Democratic Movement (the current Secretary-General is Edwin Sifuna). Professor Nyong'o was the acting party leader from March 11 until late May when Raila Odinga was in the United States[4] and was elected to the National Assembly of Kenya in the December 2007 parliamentary election, representing the Kisumu Rural Constituency.[5] He was the Minister for Medical Services and previously the Minister for Planning & National Development. He previously served as the Senator of Kisumu from 2013 to 2017.
- ^ "List of elected Governors in August 8th Election" (PDF). Capital FM Kenya. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Stated on Finding Your Roots, November 14, 2017
- ^ "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, former Minister of Medical Services for Kenya". Voices in Leadership. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. 2013-11-14. Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ "ODM widens coalition rift", Daily Nation, 20 April 2009.
- ^ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.